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First, Jake Davidson asked Kate Upton, but when she was not avaialble he ended up going to his high school prom with supermodel Nina Agdal. Reporter Mekahlo Medina interviews Davidson about...]]> Fri, 24 May 2013 08:05:29 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/seth+lemon+cicada_jmc.jpg
Cicadas have emerged from the ground in North Branford, Connecticut. One family found them in their backyard and our reporter gets a close-up look at the critters.]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 08:33:34 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/angry+bird+may+22.jpg
A protective father goose whose babies will soon hatch in a nest on the roof of a New York home is guarding them so fiercely the neighborhood is living in fear of his attacks. News 4's Tracie Strahan...]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 20:10:54 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/bear-horses-tight.jpg
A bear wandered through a neighborhood north of Los Angeles for more than an hour Wednesday morning with squad cars and a helicopter on its tail as it scaled fences and surprised several horses in...]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 08:18:40 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/Wilmette-twins-blurb.jpg
The fifth-grade level at Highcrest Middle School class has 23 sets of twins, close to 10 percent of the school's 475 fifth-graders. If confirmed, it will break the Guinness Book of World Record of...]]> Wed, 22 May 2013 06:13:15 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/NC_chrispbacon0520_test_mezzn.jpg
Catch up with YouTube sensation Chris P. Bacon. A YouTube video turned the pig into an Internet sensation five months ago. Since then, he's gained size and increased his public]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 05:59:55 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/223*120/bacon15.jpg
The smells of bacon wafting from a San Francisco restaurant have not only generated local debate, but have become joke fodder for Saturday Night Live.]]> Mon, 20 May 2013 11:39:33 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/203*120/bacon14.JPG
For those worried that their beloved Bacon Bacon restaurant was going to have to close its doors forever because complaints of intense bacon smells revealed a health permitting issue, a last-minute reprieve was...

Photo Credit: Joe Rosato Jr.]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 15:36:35 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/160*120/african-lion-closeup.jpg
A $70 skewer of five ounces of lion's meat is available at Mokuntanya Yakitori Restaurant in Burlingame -- but for a limited time only.

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Bacon Bacon, on Frederick Street in the Upper Haight, will shut down Friday after smell issues and permitting issues made it a nuisance to some neighbors.]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 12:41:22 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/deergrab_P2.jpg
A deer crashed through the front window of a Johnstown, Pennsylvania bus. And -- it safely left the same way every other passenger gets off the bus.Read full story here]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 15:06:39 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/frogmatingcall.jpg
Police were called when a neighbor made a noise complaint. The loud sound turned out to be the noises of frogs fornicating.

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A driver who stole a big rig truck and crashed it on Interstate 15 near Temecula says the "walking dead" made him crash. NBC 7’s Catherine Garcia reports.]]> Mon, 13 May 2013 14:26:46 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/180*120/Harold+Camping.jpg
Family Radio has sold off its most-profitable radio stations to make ends meet after its donations all but vanished following 2011's failed Rapture prediction.

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Billions of bite-sized snacks are about to appear in backyards across the Northeast. After nearly two decades living under the earth, cicadas are about to shake off the dirt and invade our great

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NBC 5 viewer Matthew Spivey captures power lines arcing while driving through Cleburne on Sunday.

Photo Credit: Matthew Spivey]]> Mon, 13 May 2013 05:12:17 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/gator-on-porch.jpg
A Parkland, Florida family woke up to a big surprise on their front porch Sunday morning. Alfonso Castaneda found an approximately 8-foot alligator outside his front door after he heard his...]]> Sun, 12 May 2013 10:33:46 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/David-Beckman.jpg
David Beckman, 64, of the 600 block of East Devon Avenue, was charged with the crime after police learned the bird died while they were investigating Beckman about an alleged case of indecent solicitation of...]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 03:57:27 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/fried+cicadas+in+china.jpg
Billions of bite-sized snacks are about to appear in your backyard. After nearly two decades living under the earth, cicadas are about to shake off the dirt and invade our great

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The chain famous for buffalo wings served by waitresses clad in tight tank tops and short shorts, Hooters will attempt to draw more women into its restaurants this Mother’s Day, May 12, 2012, with a free...

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Ever wanted to leave planet Earth behind for a one-way ticket to Mars? Here is your chance to apply for a mission that claims to make it possible. Over 78,000 people have signed up for Mars One, a...

Photo Credit: Mars One/YouTube]]> Fri, 10 May 2013 12:21:03 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/197*120/050913-misspelled-milpitas-sign-thumbnail.jpg
An alert motorist noticed the sign directing people to Milpitas was misspelled.]]>